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SpeedController
ELECTRICVEHICLE-ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
5.Setelectronicsmoduleinplaceandsecurewithbolt(2)(Figure13-11,Page13-11).Tightenboltto40in·lb(4.5
N·m).
6.Installthebatteriesandbatterycablesintheiroriginallocations.SeeBatteryReplacementonpage14-5.
7.PlacetheTow/Runswitch(5)intheTOWpositionandconnectthebatteries.SeeConnecttheBatteries–
ElectricVehiclesonpage1-5.
8.PlacetheTow/Runswitch(5)intheRUNposition.
9.Inspectthevehicleforproperoperation.SeefollowingWARNINGS.
WARNING
•MakesurethatthevehicleoperatesintheforwarddirectionwhentheForward/Reverseswitchis
intheFORWARDposition.
•MakesurethatthevehicleoperatesinthereversedirectionwhentheForward/Reverseswitchisinthe
REVERSEposition.ThereversebuzzerwillsoundasawarningwhentheForward/Reverseswitch
isinREVERSE.
•MakesurethatthevehicledoesnotoperatewhentheForward/ReverseswitchisintheNEUTRAL
position.
SPEEDCONTROLLER
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
TESTINGTHESOLIDSTATESPEEDCONTROLLER
SeeTestProcedure13–A1andA2MotorVoltageonpage12-26.
SPEEDCONTROLLERREMOVAL
1.Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller(1).SeeDisconnecttheBatteries–ElectricVehicles
onpage1-4.
2.Removetheelectronicsmodulecover(8)toaccessthecontroller(1).SeeElectronicsModuleCoverRemoval
onpage13-6.
3.Disconnecttheheavygaugewiresfromthecontrollerbyremovingthethreescrews(6)(Figure13-11,Page
13-11).
4.Disconnectthe16-pinconnector,4-pinconnector,andspadeconnectorsfromthecontroller(1).
5.Removetheoneself-tappingscrew(9)nearesttheB-terminalofthecontroller.Loosentheremainingtwo
self-tappingscrews(9)thatsecurethecontrollerandremovecontrollerfromvehicle.
SPEEDCONTROLLERINSTALLATION
1.Installcontroller(1)onthetwoself-tappingscrews(9).Installthirdself-tappingscrew(9)andtightento5.5ft·lb
(7.5N·m)(Figure13-11,Page13-11).
2.Connectthe16-pinconnector,4-pinconnector,andspadeconnectorstothecontroller(1).
3.Connectthetheheavygaugewirestothecontroller(1)pertheelectricalschematics.Tightenterminalscrews(6)
onthecontrollerto108in·lb(12.2N·m).
4.Returnelectronicsmodulecover(8)toitsoriginallocation.SeeElectronicsModuleCoverInstallationon
page13-6.
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